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Pronunciation |
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chéng |
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Meaning |
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- accomplish; succeed. (v)
- become; turn into. (v)
- result; achievement;. (n)
- fully developed or fully grown. (adj)
- in considerable numbers or amounts. (adj)
- one tenth. (measure word)
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Radical |
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戈 |
Strokes |
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6 |
Traditional |
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成 |
Usage |
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67.1% |
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Common Words / Phrases:
1. |
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succeed; be a success; success |
2. |
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become; turn into; make |
3. |
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found; establish; be tenable |
4. |
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adult; ripe; mature; flower; grown-up; ripen |
7. |
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result; success; achievement |
8. |
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achievement; fruit; gain; positive result |
Sentences:
1. He can’t accomplish anything significant. |
tā |
chéng |
bu |
liǎo |
dà |
shì |
。 |
他 |
成 |
不 |
了 |
大 |
事 |
。 |
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他 |
: |
he |
成 |
: |
accomplish |
不了 |
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(used after a verb) cannot; be unable to; be imposible to |
大事 |
: |
great (or major) event; important matter; major issue |
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2. The two of them became good friends. |
liǎng |
gè |
rén |
chéng |
le |
hǎo |
péng |
you |
。 |
两 |
个 |
人 |
成 |
了 |
好 |
朋 |
友 |
。 |
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两 |
: |
two |
个 |
: |
measure word |
人 |
: |
people |
成 |
: |
become |
了 |
: |
(particle) used after an action that has taken place |
好 |
: |
good |
朋友 |
: |
friend |
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3. I want to become an engineer. |
wǒ |
yào |
chéng |
wéi |
yī |
wèi |
gōng |
chéng |
shī |
。 |
我 |
要 |
成 |
为 |
一 |
位 |
工 |
程 |
师 |
。 |
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我 |
: |
I |
要 |
: |
want |
成为 |
: |
become |
一 |
: |
one |
位 |
: |
measure word |
工程师 |
: |
engineer |
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4. I got an unfavorable score. |
wǒ |
dé |
dào |
yī |
gè |
bú |
lǐ |
xiǎng |
de |
chéng |
jì |
。 |
我 |
得 |
到 |
一 |
个 |
不 |
理 |
想 |
的 |
成 |
绩 |
。 |
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我 |
: |
I |
得到 |
: |
get |
一 |
: |
one |
个 |
: |
measure word |
不 |
: |
not |
理想 |
: |
ideal |
的 |
: |
(particle) used after an attribute; of |
成绩 |
: |
result |
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5. The children have all grown up. |
ér |
nǚ |
dōu |
yǐ |
zhǎng |
dà |
chéng |
rén |
。 |
儿 |
女 |
都 |
已 |
长 |
大 |
成 |
人 |
。 |
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儿女 |
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children |
都 |
: |
all |
已 |
: |
already |
长大 |
: |
grow up |
成人 |
: |
adult; grow up |
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6. a 20% increase in output. |
zēng |
chǎn |
liǎng |
chéng |
。 |
增 |
产 |
两 |
成 |
。 |
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增产 |
: |
increase production |
两成 |
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20 percent |
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